Amanda Augustus

Amanda Augustus (born January 19, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Amanda Augustus
Country (sports) United States
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978
California, U.S.
Turned pro1999
Retired2005
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$113,106
Singles
Career record68–103
Highest rankingNo. 304 (June 18, 2001)
Doubles
Career record179–120
Career titles0 WTA / 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (November 4, 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002, 2003)
French Open2R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open2R (2002)

Biography

Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history.[1] She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.[2]

A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.[3]

She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.

Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (18–16)

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 9 June 1996 Lawrenceville, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Rebecca Jensen
Kristine Kurth
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 30 June 1996 Mahwah, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Jackie Moe
Vickie Paynter
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 16 June 1997 Mount Pleasant, United States Hard Tina Samara Keirsten Alley
Liza Andriyani
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 26 July 1997 Dublin, Ireland Carpet Amy Jensen Surina De Beer
Lizzie Jelfs
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 22 September 1997 Newport Beach, United States Hard Amy Jensen Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
Janet Lee
3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 28 June 1998 Springfield, United States Hard Julie Scott Amanda Grahame
Bryanne Stewart
6–0, 6–0
Winner 4. 12 July 1998 Easton, United States Hard Julie Scott Dawn Buth
Stephanie Nickitas
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 18 July 1999 Evansville, United States Hard Elizabeth Schmidt Amanda Johnson
Andrea Nathan
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 5. 8 August 1999 Harrisonburg, United States Hard Amy Jensen Julie Ditty
Wang I-ting
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 21 November 1999 Bendigo, Australia Hard Julie Thu Rachel McQuillan
Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 5–7
Winner 6. 16 April 2000 La Cañada, United States Hard Julie Scott Janet Lee
Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 6–1
Winner 7. 25 June 2000 Montreal, Canada Hard Amy Jensen Jennifer Embry
Kristina Kraszewski
3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 6. 2 July 2000 Lachine, Canada Clay Amy Jensen Jennifer Embry
Kristina Kraszewski
1–6, 5–7
Winner 8. 17 September 2000 Osaka, Japan Hard Amy Jensen Shiho Hisamatsu
Jeon Mi-ra
6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 1 October 2000 Saga, Japan Grass Amy Jensen Nannie de Villiers
Eva Krejčová
6–4, 6–3
Winner 10. 5 November 2000 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Amy Jensen Natalie Grandin
Nicole Rencken
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 15 April 2001 Columbus, United States Hard (i) Sarah Taylor Lisa McShea
Irina Selyutina
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 22 April 2001 Allentown, United States Hard (i) Zuzana Lešenarová Lisa McShea
Irina Selyutina
5–7, 3–6
Winner 11. 29 April 2001 Jackson, United States Clay Irina Selyutina Zuzana Lešenarová
Nicole Melch
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 4 November 2001 Hayward, United States Hard Abigail Spears Irina Selyutina
Nannie de Villiers
0–6, 5–7
Winner 12. 18 November 2001 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Jennifer Embry Kelly Liggan
Renata Voráčová
7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(5)
Winner 13. 3 December 2001 West Columbia, United States Hard Jennifer Embry Alina Jidkova
Abigail Spears
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 30 March 2002 Bendigo, Australia Grass Claire Curran Sarah Stone
Samantha Stosur
0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 14. 7 July 2002 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Christina Horiatopoulos Lenka Šnajdrová
Ivana Višić
7–6(4), 6–4
Winner 15. 14 July 2002 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Nicole Sewell Christina Horiatopoulos
Sarah Stone
7–6(5), 6–4
Winner 16. 4 August 2002 Vancouver, Canada Hard Renata Kolbovic Lauren Kalvaria
Gabriela Lastra
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 11. 17 November 2002 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Gabriela Lastra Trudi Musgrave
Julie Pullin
6–7(1), 2–6
Runner-up 12. 24 November 2002 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Gabriela Lastra Evie Dominikovic
Rachel McQuillan
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 13. 8 December 2002 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Debby Haak Ivana Abramović
Remi Tezuka
2–6, 1–6
Winner 17. 13 July 2003 Vancouver, Canada Hard Mélanie Marois Nicole Sewell
Andrea van den Hurk
7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up 14. 14 September 2003 Peachtree, United States Hard Mélanie Marois Lauren Kalvaria
Jessica Lehnhoff
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 28 September 2003 Albuquerque, United States Hard Mélanie Marois Samantha Reeves
Milagros Sequera
3–6, 2–6
Winner 18. 19 October 2003 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Mélanie Marois Sarah Riske
Kaysie Smashey
7–6(6), 6–2
Runner-up 16. 1 February 2004 Waikoloa, United States Hard Natalie Grandin Gisela Dulko
Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 3–6, 3–6

References

  1. Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 1932421165.
  3. Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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